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Morocco Officially Set to Host FIFA’s 2027 Congress
Rabat – Morocco has been chosen to host the 77th FIFA Congress on March 18, 2027. FIFA President Gianni Infantino shared the news during this year’s meeting in Vancouver, Canada. This selection marks another major win for Morocco as it grows into a world leader in football. Hosting the elective congress in Africa for the second consecutive time after Kigali, Rwanda in 2023, shows the strong partnership between FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The Congress will bring...
Horse racing 101 ahead of the Kentucky Derby
At its essence, horse racing isn’t complicated … but it does a great job of making the uninitiated feel like idiots.The racing form, ostensibly to inform bettors, looks like a spreadsheet strewn with figures, arcana and formatting designed specifically to be impenetrable. Its terms and measurements feel outdated. And once you move beyond a basic “win” bet, the wagering menu gets confusing (and expensive) fast.Advertisement
Ke'Bryan Hayes' offense may be unlucky, but he feels fortunate to be a Red
CINCINNATI — If Cincinnati Reds’ leadoff man TJ Friedl thought about feeling sorry for himself because hits weren’t falling over the first month of the season, all he had to do was look across the clubhouse to put it in perspective.“Literally, the definition of unlucky is right there,” Friedl said recently, nodding in the direction of Reds third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes.The Reds didn’t trade for Hayes last July to bolster their lineup, but to improve the defense.Advertisement
Formula 1 drivers call Miami rule tweaks a step forward — but not nearly enough
MIAMI GARDENS, FL. — As drivers spoke to reporters Thursday before the Miami Grand Prix, it became more and more evident that opinions were divided on the newly updated technical regulations, with Lance Stroll going as far as saying, “I think we’re still far away from proper F1 cars.”The Aston Martin driver, who is in his 10th season, thinks F1 should be “pushing flat out without thinking about batteries.”Advertisement
Chelsea legend reveals how struggling Alejandro Garnacho can win over fans and realise potential
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A golden period for snooker - but are UK clubs returning from doldrums?
A golden period for snooker - but are UK clubs returning from doldrums?Image source, Northern Snooker CentreImage caption, Snooker clubs are desperate to attract the next generation of snooker playersBySteve SutcliffeBBC Sport Journalist at the Crucible Theatre, SheffieldPublished14 minutes agoCommentsSnooker is booming. The appetite for the game across the globe is at record levels and prize money looks to only be heading in one direction, despite the recent loss of the lucrative Saudi Arabia M...
Ranking the Chiefs' undrafted free agents based on their chances to make the roster
Kansas City Chiefs vice president of player personnel Ryne Nutt said Monday that the team was “very excited” about the group of undrafted free agents coming in for this weekend’s rookie minicamp.“We think this is going to be one of the better (undrafted) free-agent classes we’ve had,” Nutt said.It’s worth remembering this to start: UDFAs face long odds of making it. There are still exceptions each year, including players like linebacker Cooper McDonald, who made the Chiefs’ initial 53-man roster...
How a near-fight in Boston Bruins practice helped inspire Game 5 revival
BOSTON — Sean Kuraly and Andrew Peeke were already annoyed. On April 27, the two Boston Bruins were practicing at Warrior Ice Arena the day after their 6-1 Game 4 embarrassment against the Buffalo Sabres. It could have been the final practice of the 2025-26 season.Then came a battle drill.Peeke and Kuraly are good friends. They were Columbus Blue Jackets teammates for parts of three seasons. Peeke wore No. 52, Kuraly’s number during his first Bruins tour, when he was acquired from the Blue Jacke...
Dubai Police to host ‘Proud of UAE’ cycling race this Sunday
Dubai: Dubai Police have invited residents, cycling enthusiasts and families to take part in the ‘Proud of UAE’ cycling race, set to be held this Sunday in collaboration with the UAE Cycling Federation.The event aims to promote an active lifestyle while celebrating national pride, with total prize money of Dh264,000 for the top ten finishers.The 60km race is open to men and women aged 18 and above. It will start at 6am from Nad Al Sheba Police Station and follow key routes across the area before...
Why Sabres are comfortable on the road, Logan Stanley questionable and more notes
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres pushed hard for home-ice advantage at the end of the regular season. They wanted the franchise’s first playoff game in 15 years to be in front of the fans who had waited so long. They wanted to play in front of one of the rowdiest crowds in the league and feed off that energy.Advertisement
Panthers stock report: Sizing up the winners and losers after the NFL Draft
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Just as no general manager ever reveals state secrets at pre-draft news conferences, it’s also a NFL truism that general managers like to brag on themselves and the work of their scouting departments at post-draft pressers.Such was the case last weekend with Dan Morgan.“We felt like we definitely got better. We challenged the roster in a lot of spots, gained a lot of depth in a lot of areas,” the Panthers general manager said. “We feel good about what we accomplished during the...
Ranking 2026 Kentucky Derby horse names: From Renegade to The Puma and Six Speed
If you happen to be a fan of simple things governed by needlessly ponderous regulations, then you are really gonna love the Jockey Club’s rules regarding the naming of racehorses.It is not light reading. Many sections and subsections. Rules upon rules, overridden by other rules. You might think it would be easy to name a horse, but you’d be wrong.Advertisement
Victor Wembanyama isn't afraid to cry. His teammates say that's refreshing
SAN ANTONIO — “Pressure is a privilege.” That’s a creed many athletes live by. To be an NBA player is to be a professional in compartmentalization. When you come up short, you don’t just fail in front of the people you see, but the abstract world at large. Success and failure hinge on split-second decisions as you try to focus on trusting the training rather than fearing judgment.Advertisement
How Makai Lemon fits in Eagles' 'basketball' squad of wide receivers
Shortly after the call — well, the two calls — that changed Makai Lemon’s life, there was the group text that connected the Philadelphia Eagles’ newest wide receiver with his future quarterback.Makai, meet Jalen Hurts.Lincoln Riley created the group text. He coached both players. Lemon, at USC. Hurts, at Oklahoma. Riley witnessed them elevate the structures of top-8 total offenses in which Hurts was a Heisman Trophy runner-up, and Lemon won the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top rec...
Green Bay Packers' 11 undrafted rookies to make cases for active roster
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Undrafted players don’t get much shine this time of year, but you never know when they’ll be called into action once games start counting.The Green Bay Packers had several undrafted guys play key roles last season, including cornerback Keisean Nixon, former backup running back Emanuel Wilson and former special teams ace and reserve safety Zayne Anderson. This coming season, players like defensive tackle Nazir Stackhouse, edge rusher Brenton Cox Jr. and running back Chris Brooks...
As Twins' bullpen struggles, thriving Louis Varland makes homecoming with Blue Jays
MINNEAPOLIS — Louis Varland departed the Minnesota Twins as a developing reliever in a controversial trade to the Toronto Blue Jays last July. Now, he returns to his hometown as a budding star at a time his former team could really use him.Describing it as “just another series,” Varland returned to Minneapolis on Thursday as the Blue Jays started a four-game series with a 7-1 loss to the Twins, who are slumping partly because their reconfigured bullpen is short on hard-throwing relievers.Adverti...
The world’s most expensive losers: the New York Mets are very rich … and very, very bad
The Mets have the second-highest payroll in baseball. They also own the worst record in the major leaguesA franchise once known as baseball’s lovable losers are, for the moment, merely baseball’s most expensive losers.The New York Mets wrapped a shocking April by losing 5-4 to the Washington Nationals on Thursday, dropping to a major league-worst 10-21 and burrowing even deeper into last place in the National League East – making them somehow even worse than their old rivals the Philadelphia Phi...
From 1,000 NHL games straight into broadcasting, Erik Johnson looks like an 'absolute natural'
DALLAS — As much as George Costanza may have thought the extent of being a good color man was making “interesting comments during the game,” there’s a lot more that goes into it.In fact, as many ex-hockey players discover the instant they first walk into a broadcast booth or position themselves between the benches for the first time, the sensory overload can freeze even the most experienced and successful former player.Being a good color analyst is more than just looking good and having insight....
Home run-hitting Munetaka Murakami is making the White Sox look pretty smart
CHICAGO — White Sox general manager Chris Getz and agent Casey Close are both former Michigan baseball players, and several of Close’s clients are in the Sox organization, so it’s not unusual for them to keep in touch during a baseball season.But Getz found himself texting Close more than usual at the end of March. He knew he was giving stalker vibes.Advertisement
Ime Udoka balances intensity, patience as Rockets hope to stage historic comeback
LOS ANGELES — As anyone who has sat courtside at a Houston Rockets game knows, Ime Udoka tends to hurl insults in the heat of a basketball battle as if he’s Eddie Murphy on the “Raw” stage.At his players. The refs. The opponent. No one is safe.The 48-year-old Houston Rockets coach is as intense, direct and confrontational as they come in the Association, and his rivals often wonder why he doesn’t face tougher consequences for having the sideline style of an MMA fighter at his own pre-bout press...